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Must. Go. To. Serpas. http://www.serpasrestaurant.com/default... - Rene Wirtz

We have seen reports of Boskop brain size ranging from 1,650 to 1,900 cc. Let’s assume that an average Boskop brain was around 1,750 cc. What does this mean in terms of function? How would a person with such a brain differ from us? Our brains are roughly 25 percent larger than those of the late Homo erectus. We might say that the functional difference between us and them is about the same as between ourselves and Boskops. - Anna Webber from Bookmarklet

"Chinese archaeologists have found what could be the tomb of Cao Cao, a skilful general and ruler in the third century who was later depicted in popular folklore as the archetypal cunning politician. Archaeological officials say Cao's 8,000 sq ft tomb complex, with a 130ft passage leading to an underground chamber, was found in Xigaoxue, a village near the ancient capital of Anyang in central Henan province." - Anna Webber from Bookmarklet

"You know that supervolcano beneath Yellowstone National Park? The one responsible for the steam that makes the place famous? Well, it turns out that supervolcano is super indeed — both bigger and deeper than scientists had previously known. Host Guy Raz speaks with geophysicist Robert Smith of the University of Utah about his new research on the larger-than-thought volcanic system beneath Yellowstone." - Alexander Kruel from Bookmarklet

Saw it in 2012 and it looked pretty big! - Victor Ryden

Bottlenose Dolphins in Surf - Iván Abrego

You know me1 I like the sea - Chris Bellinger

"For thousands of years astrologers have claimed that disasters are foretold in the movement of the planets.Now a new study suggests they might be right. Scientists have discovered that the faint gravitational tug of the sun and moon can set off tremors deep underground in one of the world's most dangerous earthquake zones. Although the pull of planetary objects is too weak to set off a full blown quake, the findings suggest that they could set in motion a chain of events, leading to devastation on the surface. The findings come from a study of the San Andreas Fault - the infamous crack in the ground which triggered the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and the deadly fires that followed. The fault marks the boundary of the Pacific and North America tectonic plates and runs 800 miles from the southern California desert to northern California. American earthquake experts compared records of 2,000 small tremors in the Parkfield region 170 miles north west of Los Angeles with the movement of... more... - RAPatton from Bookmarklet

Sure they can cause earthquakes, but that pales in comparison to making Eddie sparkle and Jake transform - RAPatton from iPhone

"An ancient dwarf whale unearthed in southeastern Australia captured its prey by slurping up mouthfuls of mud, a new study says. The fossil whale, thought to be between 25 and 28 million years old, hints that mud sucking might have been a precursor to the filter feeding used by today's baleen whales." - Alexander Kruel from Bookmarklet

"The new joint Mars exploration program of NASA and ESA is quickly pushing forward to implement an agreed upon framework to construct an ambitious new generation of red planet orbiters and landers starting with the 2016 and 2018 launch windows." - Alexander Kruel from Bookmarklet

"That people are still reading, in large numbers and across all manner of formats, seems to be the least of our concerns. In January, the National Endowment for the Arts released a study that (despite considerable internal flaws) found so-called literary reading on the rise in the United States for the first time in more than a decade; although I dispute the study's methodology, I agree with its conclusions, which suggest that reading isn't going anywhere. According to the NEA, more than 112 million people are literary readers (that is, readers of "novels and short stories, plays, or poems"), a number that only increases when you include nonfiction, graphic novels, genre literature and e-books." - Derrick from Bookmarklet

NICE. I'm a hundred pages from finishing Oscar Wao, and am thinking about jumping into a play. Maybe "A Raisin in the Sun" or "Buried Child" both of which I loved when I was studying film. - Derrick

"It's a dinosaur tooth, and clearly one that belonged to a predator - sharp and backwards-pointing. But this particularly tooth, belonging to a small raptor called Sinornithosaurus, has a special feature that's courting a lot controversy. It has a thin groove running down its length, from the root to the very tip. According to a new paper from Enpu Gong of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, it was a channel for venom. Thanks to a certain film that shall remain nameless, a lot of people probably think that we already know that some dinosaurs are venomous. But the idea that Dilophosaurus was armed with poison, much less spat its toxins at its prey, is non-existent. Some scientists had speculated that they were venomous based on their bizarrely notched and allegedly weak jaws. But these notches have since been found in many other species and no one has ever actually measured the strength of Dilophosaurus's jaws." - Eivind from Bookmarklet

"The remains of the first dwelling in Nazareth that has been dated back to the time of Jesus have been unveiled - just days before Christmas. The find that could shed new light on what the hamlet was like during the period the New Testament says Jesus lived there as a boy, Israeli archaeologists said. The dwelling and older discoveries of nearby tombs in burial caves suggest that Nazareth was an out-of-the-way hamlet of around 50 houses on a patch of about four acres.It was evidently populated by Jews of modest means who kept camouflaged grottos to hide from Roman invaders, said archaeologist Yardena Alexandre, excavations director at the Israel Antiquities Authority, Based on clay and chalk shards found at the site, the dwelling appeared to house a 'simple Jewish family,' Alexandre added, as workers at the site carefully chipped away at mud with small pickaxes to reveal stone walls. Nazareth holds a cherished place in Christianity. It is the town where Christian tradition says Jesus... more... - RAPatton from Bookmarklet

"Alexandre said her team also found a camouflaged entry way into a grotto, which she believes was used by Jews at the time to hide from Roman soldiers who were battling Jewish rebels at the time for control of the area. The grotto would have hid around six people for a few hours, she said. However, Roman soldiers did not end up battling Nazareth's Jews because the hamlet had little... more... - RAPatton

Our old farmhouse had a secret hideway under a false floor in the attic and a secret passageway. - RAPatton

"The military’s scientific fringe has toyed with weather manipulation and geoengineering for years. Recently, ideas like adding iron to the ocean, or covering the Arctic with dust, have been floated in a bid stave off global warming. But the Pentagon’s also got a long track record of plotting to screw with enemy climates and improve their own operational abilities. Now, Darpa’s got a new target for geo-hacking science, and if they can make it work, we might see modern firearms making way for weapons of the mythological variety. The out-there research agency is soliciting proposals that would harness control over “the natural mechanism of lightning initiation” by coming up with a way to launch man-made lightning bolts, and prevent or redirect natural lightning strikes - and their accompanying destruction." - Bluesun 2600 from Bookmarklet

"This incredible picture shows a huge meteor hurtling to Earth during the annual Geminid meteor shower. Astro-photogrpaher Wally Pacholk captured this amazing shot in the Mojave Desert area near Victorville under a dark and almost clear sky. The annual cosmic fireworks have been growing in intensity in recent decades with up to 160 meteors visible per hour under optimal conditions. They travel across the sky at about 22miles per second and are fairly easy to spot." - RAPatton from Bookmarklet

بارش شهابی جوزایی : امسال خیلی خوب بود : هوا صاف ماه هم نبود - mohammadk

"Scientists have recorded the deepest erupting undersea volcano ever seen, capturing for the first time video of fiery molten lava bubbles exploding 4,000 feet beneath the Pacific Ocean." - imabonehead from Bookmarklet

"Scientists have unlocked the entire genetic code of two of the most common cancers - skin and lung - a move they say could revolutionise cancer care." - Alexander Kruel from Bookmarklet

"Unveiled Tuesday at the Copenhagen Conference on Climate Change, MIT's new Copenhagen wheel is trying to do its part to help the environment by making bike riding easier and more enjoyable. The wheel's battery can store energy as you step on the brakes and then return that power back to help you climb a hill or boost your speed. A sensor inside the hub measures your effort when you ride. As you pedal forward, the sensor tells the wheel's electric motor to give you a boost. When you hit the brakes, the motor regenerates, slowing you down and recharging the batteries." - Meryn Stol from Bookmarklet

"A newly-discovered planet orbiting a small, nearby star appears to be a "water world," with a surface that might be covered with liquid water. "This is certainly the first planet around another star which we think is mostly made of water," says David Charbonneau of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, Mass., who led the research team that found the new planet, named GJ 1214b." - Alexander Kruel from Bookmarklet

"The year 2009 is now coming to a close, and it's time to take a look back over the past 12 months through photographs. Historic elections were held in Iran, India and the United States, some wars wound down while others escalated, China turned 60, and the Berlin Wall was remembered 20 years after it came down. Each photo tells its own tale, weaving together into the larger story of 2009. This is a multi-entry story, 120 photographs over three days. Please watch for part 3 tomorrow and have a look back at part 1 from yesterday." - Kol Tregaskes from Bookmarklet

"In more than 30 locations around the world, the phenomenon of singing sand dunes has intrigued explorers, tourists, and scientists. When an avalanche occurs or even when the sand is pushed by hand, it emits a powerful, monotonous sound that can last up to several minutes and be heard more than a mile away. Sometimes observers mistake the noise for a loud, low-flying aircraft. Although scientists have spent many years investigating the sound, the cause remains a mystery. Studies have suggested that the singing dunes phenomenon is a completely new way of generating sound." - bcultral from Bookmarklet

"RAGING hormones during pregnancy prompt mood swings, but may also lead to a heightened ability to recognise threatening or aggressive faces. This may have evolved because it makes future mothers hyper-vigilant, yet it could also make them more vulnerable to anxiety. Previous studies have suggested that a woman's ability to correctly identify fearful or disgusted facial expressions varies according to her stage of the menstrual cycle, with perception heightened on days associated with high levels of the hormone progesterone. Since levels of progesterone and other hormones rise dramatically in late pregnancy, Rebecca Pearson and her colleagues at the University of Bristol in the UK investigated whether the ability to read faces varies during pregnancy. They asked 76 pregnant women to assign one of six emotions to 60 computer-generated faces before the 14th week of pregnancy, and again after the 34th week. Faces expressing happiness and surprise tended to be correctly assigned at both... more... - RAPatton from Bookmarklet

"The finding builds on a recent study by Ben Jones of the University of Aberdeen in the UK who found that pregnant women - and women in stages of the menstrual cycle where progesterone levels spike - are better at identifying faces showing signs of sickness. "It's preventing them from becoming sick by interacting with people who are ill," he says." - RAPatton

"You can't get blood from a stone, but it seems you can make imitation red blood cells from polymers. Just like real blood cells the pretenders can squeeze through spaces much smaller than their own diameter and absorb and release substances to order, including oxygen. They could be used to disperse drugs, or the contrast agents used in medical imaging, throughout the body with fewer side effects than direct injection. The fake cells could also be given to people who have lost blood instead of a blood transfusion." - RAPatton from Bookmarklet

"Mitragotri reckons that the particles could provide a way to get drugs into the body at a more constant concentration, or substances such as iron oxide nanoparticles, which increase contrast in magnetic resonance imaging. When agents are injected directly, the concentration tends to be highest at the site of injection – dropping in concentration the further away they get. This scenario isn't ideal as it can cause an adverse reaction at the injection site, and lead to a shortage of the drug elsewhere." - RAPatton

With powers far beyond that of a normal earth - RAPatton from iPhone

Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound.. - Rahsheen ™, Coach Rah

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"Hundreds of thousands of Americans this year are finding out who John Galt is. John Galt is among the industrialist heroes of Ayn Rand's "Atlas Shrugged," a novel first published in 1957 that is seeing record sales this year. Penguin USA, which publishes the four American editions of Rand's "Atlas Shrugged," reports that it shipped more than 300,000 copies of the book in the first half of 2009. That was up about 250 percent from the same time period in 2008. It now appears that more copies of "Atlas Shrugged" were sold in the first half of 2009 than in all of 2008, in which sales hit a previous record of 200,000 copies." - Eivind from Bookmarklet

Oh yes, I've encountered a few here :) - Eivind

It's like Costco, but more awesome! - Kevin Fox from Bookmarklet

I'm glad all that stuff is there, that is all of my Christmas presents that now need to be delivered... - amelia arapoff

"The Human Genome Organisation's (HUGO) Pan-Asian SNP Consortium carried out a study of almost 2,000 people across the continent. Their findings support the hypothesis that Asia was populated primarily through a single migration event from the south. The researchers described their findings in the journal Science. They found genetic similarities between populations throughout Asia and an increase in genetic diversity from northern to southern latitudes." - imabonehead from Bookmarklet

"Meticulous ancient notetakers have given archaeologists a glimpse of what life was like 3,000 years ago in the Assyrian Empire, which controlled much of the region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Persian Gulf." - joey from Bookmarklet

COOL - RAPatton

"Stunning images of distant stars and galaxies have been captured by a powerful new British telescope. Vista (Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy), based at the Paranal Observatory in Chile, is the world's largest telescope dedicating to mapping the sky in infrared light. Astronomers expect it to reveal a completely new view of the southern sky." - RAPatton from Bookmarklet

I'm glad that VISTA Infrared Telescope has joined the activity. - Ami Iida

Bright Sun and Crescent Earth from the Space Station by STS-129 - Iván Abrego